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Online Shopping During Pandemic Covid 19: The Factors of Information Quality and Safety towards Customer Satisfaction

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Najdah Abd Aziz, Amirudin Mohd Zani, Nazlin Emieza Ngah, Rusnah Ismail, Zuraida Mohamad, Nurul Izani Binti Mohammad

Pages 236-249 Received: 01 Feb, 2023 Revised: 03 Mar, 2023 Published Online: 06 Apr, 2023

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARBSS/v13-i4/9266
Online shopping become an alternative for many people when it is more convincing than conventional physical shopping. Generally, consumers are interested to buy online because of time saving and accessibility. Still, there are other reasons that encourage consumers to purchase online. Thus, objective of this study is to identify and analyze the factors influencing customer satisfaction on online shopping specifically during Pandemic Covid 19. The sample for this study consisted of consumers in Malaysia. In total, 150 consumers were surveyed using convenience sampling and a set of questionnaires were distributed via online method. The collected data were analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The results showed that safety have a strong significant relationship with consumer satisfaction while information quality does not influence customer satisfaction on online shopping. For managerial perspective, this study benefits marketer, businesses, and policy makers, which the findings of this study can serve as a reference for developing better marketing strategies to entice more customers toward online shopping in future.
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